Steamer cleaner
Steamer cleaner
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We had a cappuccino machine, I thought my wife kept cleaning the crispy dried milk off the steamer spout, she thought I was doing it. A year later, after coffee every morning, we found out the cat was licking it off when we were at work.
JUST WIPE IT OFF WITH A DAMP CLOTH YOU FUCKING HEATHENS ITS NOT THAT HARD
Edit for context: I am a barista. All you have to do is have a damp cloth on hand when you finish steaming the milk to wipe down the wand. Takes maybe 30sec total, including finding and dampening the cloth before you start.
Years ago at work we had a office type coffee machine with the filter carrier you pull out and dump.
The water flow to the filter got slower and slower until it was taking forever to make a pot. I finally broke down and took it apart to clean the calcium deposits out of it.
Turned out there was a dead cockroach blocking the hole from the reservoir to the filter.
Cockroaches are notorious coffee problems. A study found that many people who drank instant and pre ground coffee were allergic to coffee actually were allergic to the cockroaches ground up in it.
hm... hmm indeed.
This needs to be screencapped and submitted to this community as its own post.
Why did you do this to me
I like my women like I like my coffee.
With a cockroach in them.
So where is the problem here?
No problem. Self cleaning. Best.
I don't see one! This is probably the highlight of the cats day :) it's own little bit of drink in the morning. Cute.
People thinking cat saliva is gross I guess. Which is weird since they have a cat and the cats lick everything around. Especially weird since those milk foamers are a zillion degrees and disinfect everything before pouring
On the health side, it CAN still lead to harmful bacterial growth. Whether that bacteria will end up in the drink probably depends on the machine itself and where the growth happened, but it's still not great to have around.
Bigger issue might be that the cat isn't getting all of it, and it could be building up somewhere
Cat was probably thinking: "Damn those humans, I have to do all the cleaning myself"
Cat was probably thinking "LÏck"
I think if you have a cat, there's just a point where you accept that you'll be ingesting the odd hair or dribble or microscopic bits of poop.
And Toxoplasmosis.
Yes, of course be cautious, especially if pregnant. But an indoor cat, even if infected when adopted, won't be contagious after 2 weeks and won't have a way to get reinfected. Outdoor, strays, and unknown cats are obviously not inherently safe.
Every unaccompanied cup shall be drank from.
"Mmm, have you noticed our espressos now have an interesting nutty accent flavor?"
Yeah, that would be the addition of 'cat anus by proxy'.
Wouldn't be the first ass I've eaten, and it certainly won't be the last
zaigo "anus connoisseur" text
Civet coffee https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopi_luwak
TIL there are people who don't wipe the wand immediately while the milk is wet and wait for it to crust over.
They haven't had to take apart one to clean. I worked as a barista and this was one of my biggest pet peeves along with steaming sugar. Just wipe clean and you can even soak it in the pitcher after rinsing it.
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I thought cats dont like work
Food driven cats will do some work for the right bribes, at least when they feel like it. For the extra delicious treats, ours will do sit, lay down, stand/jump, shake & high five. Will have to see if I can get her to clean the milk steaming spout as well!
I'm not seeing the problem.. Little guy gets a nice little snack, you get a consistently clean machine.. If you're so concerned just wipe it with a sanitizer wipe before you use it.